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    Nystatin tablet effective?

    Does anyone know if Nystatin TABLETS are just as effective as liquid? We have both. We requested pills from the vet since they are so much easier to give, but obviously we'll do the liquid if it's more effective. (Our bird has seen a vet and been diagnosed w sour crop.) Thanks!
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    Crop mystery

    Thanks! I haven't found any of these methods to work for the very complex doughy crop issues I usually come across, unfortunately. No textbook impacted or sour crop, just this really tenacious doughy crop that I've seen a few times. I'll certainly try some probiotics, she gets ACV in her water...
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    Crop mystery

    I'm so glad your bird is feeling better! Exact same scenario: our hen was on SMZ-TMP for a repro infection that she gets every six months or so. Nystatin is prescription strength for yeast infections so it really SHOULD work, but I'll keep your method in mind as a last ditch effort. She's also...
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    Crop mystery

    Good morning all, Our 2.5 year old cream legbar is having a mysterious issue. Her crop isn't emptying, but she is still eating throughout the day, so it must be going somewhere, right? She has seen a vet and been on antibiotics (first, SMZ-TMP for 10 days) and now Nystatin. The SMZ-TMP was for...
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    Nystatin efficacy and next steps

    Hi all, 1.5 yr old dark Brahma was going thru her first molt when her crop slowed and became sour/doughy. Free choice grit and oyster shell, organic layer crumbles, not free range (ie no access to long grass or hay.) Took her into the vet asap, bloodwork normal, X-ray normal, their guess was...
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    Bumblefoot opinion

    I did squeeze a bit, but it was pretty clean and an empty hole after I pulled the plug out. I'm unsure if the white I'm seeing now is pus I need to pull out.
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    Bumblefoot opinion

    Hi all, my first time with BF. She's a 1.5 yr old leghorn, noticed the lesion last night (pic 3316) . she's 1 of 9. 9 hens, 1 roo. Very clean coop. I soaked in epsom salt, removed brown plug with tweezer. I couldn't see anything else to remove--No "goo", "cheese", blood, etc. Just a dark, hard...
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    update if anyone is interested from these symptoms: seemed to be an indication of infection/inflammation in her bloodwork, so she is on antibiotics. They also put her oxygen for about 36 hours (oxygen tank) and sub q fluids, and some pain meds. She is home now and is tired but OK, we'll see how...
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    That’s what’s got me puzzled. I appreciate your help a lot, feeling discouraged these days.
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    Literally taking her right now. No avian vet on so it’ll be a normal emergency vet and we like to run by experts on here if we can.
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    It’s possible? We cleaned the whole coop (all shavings out) two days ago, and cleaned out all poop again today. We did rake up the run so it’s possible something popped up.
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    Sorry, meant to reply directly. See my comment below.
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    Green mountain organic coarse layer feed. 66 degrees in the coop. Not too hot today, didn’t hit 70. Free choice oyster shell and grit. She also laid today and hasn’t had any laying issues. Had heavy metal blood test about a week back and that was normal.
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    911-hen moved to box, diarrhea, panting

    Year old leghorn, happy as can be all day, normal behavior. flew down to the nest boxes at 10 pm. diarrhea, panting. Stumbling, wings out. We fear the worst and have her headed to the vet. Any idea of something super super acute (she was fine two hours ago, rest of the flock seems fine) that...
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    Please help my sanity. How much resting is normal for a broken broody bird?

    Just really wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to respond. We go out of our way to give these chickens the best life possible and we've had so much happen over our first year that it's getting hard to judge emergencies/vet visits from normal behavior.
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